Shamator Town Students Union (STSU) has alleged malpractices by authorities at different levels under Shamator town concerning Pre-Matric Scholarship (PMS) scheme for the year 2015-16.
In a press release, STSU president Thsanthong and general secretary Dopong alleged that beneficiaries were being charged more additional fee for the forms, which were supposed to issued free of cost and was even found circulated through certain agencies. Further, the union claimed that in order to avail a non judicial stamp of Rs.10 & Rs.20, a student have to pay Rs.30-50 as the same was not made available by the concerned authority.
Thus, STSU said the students were left with no other options but to run helplessly from pillar to post in order to avail the scheme.
Reiterating that it was not against any agency or individual but against the failure and negligence of the concerned authority, STSU pointed out that it was commonplace for experiencing shortages with the vendor or stamp agency in a town like Shamator.
Shamator Town Students Union asserted that as per the guidelines and in strict adherence to the department of school education vide Ref No.ED/SCH/PMS-3/2015-16, the responsible department should have tied up with the vendor well ahead of time to ensure that such shortages did not occur.
Also, questioning the responsible authority for failure to disseminate information for wide publicity regarding the scheme, STSU stated that countless improper and illegal professional conduct has been observed and shall not be tolerated at any cost.
The union has directed the “erring authority” to respond within a week from the date of publication, failing which it would initiate appropriate and necessary action without any hesitation.
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